و درود خدا بر او فرمود: دوستان تو سه گروهند، و دشمنان تو نیز سه دسته اند، اما دوستانت، پس دوست تو و دوست دوست تو، و دشمن دشمن تو است. و اما… Aimr al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: Your friends are three and your enemies are (also) three. Your friends are: your friend, your…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): أَصْدِقَاؤُكَ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَ أَعْدَاؤُكَ ثَلَاثَةٌ َأَصْدِقَاؤُكَ صَدِيقُكَ وَ صَدِيقُ صَدِيقِكَ وَ عَدُوُّ عَدُوِّكَ وَ أَعْدَاؤُكَ عَدُوُّكَ وَ عَدُوُّ صَدِيقِكَ وَ صَدِيقُ عَدُوِّكَ

Aimr al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: Your friends are three and your enemies are (also) three. Your friends are: your friend, your friend's friend and your enemy's enemy. And your enemies are: your enemy, your friens's enemy and your enemy's friend.

Source: Nahj al-Balagha, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. Persian: ترجمه محمد دشتی (Mohammad Dashti). English: Translation by Sayed Ali Reza (letters, sayings and sermons 1–16). Text from github.com/WWGTX/NahjulBalaghah. · Free for non-commercial religious use, with attribution